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My Top Ten Favorite Video Games of All Time.

With the IGN community celebrating everyone's top favorite video games, I have decided to share my top ten. This list has been heavily modified with more precise thought than ever before. In my previous top ten lists, I chose video games that were more nostalgic rather than true master pieces that set new gaming standards. In fact, I think that my current top ten list is a fine dedication to not only the most genius video games to be developed, but also video games that are pure fun. My top ten list has been revamped from time to time because after playing more than three hundred video games in slightly over thirteen years as a video gamer, I found that my mindset has a slightly different perspective than that of my past. As we all should know by now, no top list is usually set in stone because every human being has the potential for change (unless you believe otherwise). What you will find in my current top ten list are video games that technically have a similar vibe to them. If you are to point out that each of the video games that I have chosen are grand in atmosphere and well written in their story, then you have found the common ground that has connected all of these video games. It is no secret that my favorite video games are superior in atmosphere and storytelling. I find myself compelled to play the next great story adventure even if fellow gamers might disagree with what greatness is to possess. I hope you enjoy reading my top ten favorite video games and for the sake of peace at mind, my order in which my top ten are listed is a rough estimation at best. There is just no way I could rank each game and say that I am satisfied with its order. I love all of these video games for good reason. Enjoy.

10.The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a video game that I hold dear to my gaming heart. What Skyrim means to me is something that is hard to explain, but rather easy to show. If you ever played Skyrim, then you would know what I mean. When I first played Skyrim, I was blown away by the perfection it was trying to aim for. In fact, Skyrim was so massively ambitious of a game that it made its predecessor The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion look like a prototype video game. That is impressive. Playing Skyrim made me realize that developers like Bethesda are capable of taking a well known franchise and setting a new standard for themselves, the gaming industry, and ultimately, the RPG genre. While Skyrim is not a traditional turn-base RPG, it does represent the Western action-RPG with the greatest outcome ever. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is my favorite role-playing video game of all time. It is only in a matter of time before the next Elder Scrolls makes its appearance to dominate the franchise.

9.JetSetRadio: Future

-JetSetRadio: Future is an extreme sports video game to say the least. Not only is it my favorite extreme sports video game, but it also has one of my favorite soundtracks in gaming. With this futuristic inline skating world, I was mesmerized with its cel-shaded glory and the madness of its goals. JetSetRadio: Future is an underground video game, and many people might not realize it, but it is not the same as JetGrindRadio on the Sega Dreamcast. Some have called JetSetRadio: Future the American version of JetGrindRadio (or is it the other way around?), but as far as I am concerned, it is the unofficial sequel to JetGrindRadio. I am not an overly proud sports fan, both in gaming and in general, but I have to admit that JetSetRadio: Future captivated me in a world that was wickedly beautiful.

8.Monkey Island 2: Special Edition

-I never got the chance to play the original Monkey Island 2 on the PC. The only Monkey Island video game that I had played on the PC was Escape from Monkey Island, which I fell in love with as a child. Playing the newly stylized Monkey Island 2 on my Xbox 360 was a complete treat. Not only did the dual worlds between the original design and the modern design make Monkey Island 2: Special Edition have much more replay value, but it was the epic point and click adventure that brought me to realizing what a spectacular video game this is. As we now know, the point and click adventure genre is pretty much deceased. Playing this classic point and click adventure will bring you the best the genre had to offer. Plus, the ending to Monkey Island 2 is my second favorite ending of all time in video games. Funny, but brilliant twist!

7.Half-Life 2 (Episode 1, Episode 2)

-Half-Life 2 will always be remembered as the video game that scored the highest on Metacritic. However, Half-Life 2 is much more than some score on a website, it is the best sci-fi adventure of all time. I am not too easily impressed with sci-fi or even fantasy themes, but when I do come across a winner, well, it is a very strong winner. Half-Life 2 with its episodes (technically expansions) brought me what I love best in stories; character building. At first, Half-Life 2 leaves the gamer with a story that never gets an objective mission until after our main character, Gordon Freeman escapes from security and joins the Revolution. It is after the realization of what is going on that episode one and two start to weave together the best story threads in the game. Episode 2 left me with a conclusion that I can only say is the best ending in video games. While technically the game ended on a cliff-hanger, to me that anticlimax ending was stunning, twisted, and breathtaking. Amazing job Valve!

6.Deus Ex: Human Revolution

-I never before became jealous that I was not the one writing a storyline for a video game, however, my chance came when I played Deus Ex: Human Revolution. One of the defining video games in storytelling, Deus Ex: Human Revolution takes the familiar steam punk dystopian society and gives it a fresh outlook (more like a realistic bleak outlook for mankind's future). Deus Ex: Human Revolution has the second best dystopian society I ever heard of since Ayn Rand's Anthem (which it was Ayn Rand, philosopher, that made dystopian societies famous to me). The sense of decay lingering in the atmosphere in Deus Ex: Human Revolution always sticks to the player. The atmosphere is one of the most exclusively realistic atmospheres that I have ever played. I felt the tension among the "Purist" groups and the "Augmented" groups. It is this type of story about the "control of human evolution" that starts to take into affect with our own reality. After all, the question still stands, is augmentation sound?

5.Beyond Good&Evil

-Beyond Good&Evil has such a tremendous atmosphere that I almost broke-drown into tears when the game came to a closure. Never before have I felt so connected to a world and cast of characters like I did in this game. From the beginning to the ending, the journey that I was sent on was one for the books. My personal connection to Jade and her fellow friends is one that I will never forget. Also, I am not a fan of stealth video games, but Beyond Good&Evil is a stealth game done right. I love everything about this game and really, the only negative would be that it had to end.

4.Shenmue

-Shenmue is the origin of the greatest storytelling in video game history. Many will disagree with me, however, Shenmue not only weaves a story like none other, it has an atmosphere that is perfection. Shenmue is an underground adventure video game that was overlooked because of technical mal-performance. Despite what it might seem technically though, Shenmue has a moral storyline that made me lose words to describe it. My journey in this game struck me on a personal level that has forever made me view life in a new light. Seriously, Shenmue made me realize that life is so sacred and while it might seem ironic that I am avoiding reality to play a video game, it was exploring the secrets of Shenmue that allowed me to reevaluate the meaning of life.

3.Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

-Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the best war video game of all time. The story that Hideo Kojima writes defines the true horrors of war (while making us question if Hideo Kojima ever went to war). The story bases itself on the psychological horrors of warfare instead of the blood and gore. Each of the bosses that you fight are a symbolic psychological defect in a soldier. From fighting a boss named "The Sorrow" to even "The Pain," I think the bosses are quite clear in their meaning and purpose to the game's nature. Also, the fight with "The Boss" in the field of flowers was so impactful, that I literally am forever embraced with that memory. Powerful and stunning. This is also another stealth video game where I actually enjoy using the stealth mechanics. While guns blazing is an option, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is no easy video game, so play smartly. In the end though, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater brings me the perfect shooter with the perfect story about war.

2.Shenmue II

-Shenmue II is my favorite story in video games, period. Shenmue II tops its origin by bringing to the moral epic even more meaningful story pieces. The characters you will meet in Shenmue II can only be described as the most realistic in interactions. While some say that Shenmue II is technically inferior to other games, I disregard this statement. Shenmue II brings moments to the gamer that will last for a life time. Almost every single event in this game had me wishing I was really doing all these things. In fact, Shenmue II made me want to go to Hong Kong and move tea cups in a sign to see what would happen (I know, pathetic). However, it was the connection between the game world and myself that allowed my mind to explore another place, with new people. Shenmue II has the best pacing in video games. Going from Hong Kong, to Kowloon, and a reflection level that is set in the forest and mountains blew my mind away. The set pieces in Shenmue II are nothing less than perfection. Shenmue II defines the best in atmosphere, storytelling, and pacing.

1.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

-My favorite video game of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I thought that it would only be after a few years that I would claim The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as a video game loved by me only because of nostalgic memories. I was wrong. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the revolutionary and legendary video game. It has a storyline that tells of a tale about a young hero named Link (not Zelda) and a story that expresses the gamer's emotions. I remember when I first went to the Temple of Time, I was speechless. The Temple of Time played an important role in both Link's adventure as well as my own. This place made me conclude that time itself is very fragile and precious. Thus, my childhood video game, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, captures that childhood innocence of my life. The game also boasted an open world that was fun to explore just as much as it was tricky to navigate. With all of those hidden areas and secrets to find, Hyrule has become a home within a home. The game-play has the revolutionary auto-lock on system that has since paved a new way to action video games. The dungeons and bosses, especially the Shadow Temple, have left an impression on me as a video gamer. No video game has since been able to top the dungeons, bosses, and even enemies that I had to face in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The music is the very best in gaming and so emotionally soothing as it is haunting. The atmosphere cannot be toppled and the pacing is well done. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the grand masterpiece of video games.

I hope you enjoyed reading and viewing my top ten favorite video games of all time. What are your top favorite video games? Do you disagree with any games in my list? How about the order of my games, were they placed respectfully? Thank you for viewing my list!